Writing Resources

Conducting Research
University of Purdue Online Writing Lab

Research Process and Methods consists of lecture content derived from the two-part research sequence from the Homeland Security Master's Degree curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School.  The modules are:

• The Nature (and Pitfalls) of Inquiry
• The Annotated Bibliography
• The Research Question
• Arguments and Hypotheses
• The Problem Statement
• The Literature Review
• Policy Analysis
• Data Visualization: Charts
  • Part 1: Introduction to Charts
  • Part 2: Chart Selection
  • Part 3: Chart Clean-up